Abbey and Addey the Adventurous Pups
Abbey and Addey are stuffed dogs from the second grades
at St. Bridget Catholic School in Hobart, Indiana. Abbey is from Mrs. Hernandez's
class and Addey is from Mrs. Rowley's class. They are hoping to travel
by snail mail to classrooms where they will be cuddled and cared for. During
their stay the hosting classroom will talk about caring for pets and select
some good pet care tips they would like to share. The hosting class will
e-mail their adventures during the week along with their pet care tips.
Students in this project will learn about other schools
and places via the Internet. They will also have the opportunity to learn
about responsible pet care.
Abbey
and Addey
Electronic Munchies
This project will let students discover the different types of food and
snacks that children in other places enjoy. Provide map skill experience
locating the state or country of the participating schools. It will also
provide a classroom recipe book of nutritious snacks.
Each participating class picks a simple nutritious snack that they enjoy.
The nutritious snack should not contain an excessive amount of sugar or
junk food items. It can be one prepared totally or partially by students.
The classes e-mail the recipe,along with a short story to tell us about
themselves and when they enjoyed the snack (at a party, as part of a unit
of study, etc.) and a picture of the completed snack.
Curious George from Georgia
Mrs. Boyle's first grade will be hosting George
May 1-12.
Odessa's
Online Odyssey
Odessa is a California Sea Otter who will leave her "Mum"
in October, 1999, to search for new friends across the U.S and around the
world. Odessa's home is Mrs. Burns' First Grade at Arroyo Mocho Elementary
School in Livermore, California. She is traveling through classrooms throughout
the world. Mrs. Nowak's third grade will host Odessa on Feb. 7-11, 2000.
They will take care of her for one week. They will communicate her adventures
by e-mail, and use the digital camera to take pictures. Then they will
send her on to the next school by snail mail. During this project they
will get a chance to learn about otters and other schools and places.
Sister Constance's third grade class will be hosting
Pauline and Lester on October 18-27, 1999.
Del Mar Heights Elementary School is sending a stuffed
animal named Pauline Panda to different schools across the United States.
Some of the states include Wisconsin, Indiana, North Carolina, and Arkansas.
The schools will learn about pandas and San Diego through a book, puzzle,
post cards, and travel brochures, which will be packed in Pauline's box.
Pauline's travels will be recorded on a camera and in a journal.
Pauline
at St. Bridget School
Pauline
the Panda
Worley Pals
Domino the cow and Daisy the pig as well as some of the
other barnyard friends are all ready to go and see students around the
world. Due to popular demand, Domino the cow will be visiting the overseas
countries and Daisy the pig will be traveling in the United States.
Daisy is so excited about being able to visit the United
States of America. She is looking forward to the different climates, regions,
cultures, festivals, schools, towns, and basically how you live!!!
Our Kindergarten classes will host Daisy the pig on
Feb. 7-11, 2000.
Worley Pals
Daisy
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